The latest survey by the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows the South Tipperary town to be 'Clean to European Norms', in 17th position out of 40 towns and cities nationwide, down from its previous position of 8th.
For the first time in the IBAL survey, no towns in Ireland were branded as ‘blackspots’ or ‘seriously littered', however, there are still areas for improvement.
Clonmel is the only town in County Tipperary that's included on the survey…inspectors found approach roads to the town were in 'very good order' and this high standard was sustained for many of the sites within the town.
O’Connell Street and Wolfe Tone Street in Clonmel were in particularly good order – not just clear of litter but well presented and maintained.
However, the town has dropped from its previous position of 8th to 17th…Killarney has been named as the most litter-free town while Farranree in Cork City and Dublin City are both classed as littered.
The survey, carried out by An Taisce on behalf of IBAL, showed sweet papers, cigarette butts, fast food wrappers and chewing gum were the most common forms of litter…Dog fouling, while not as prevalent, also continues to be a source of concern.
